Sex Offenders Act 1997

Sex Offenders Act 1997

The Sex Offenders Act 1997 was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which made various sex offenders subject to notification requirements, thereby implementing a sex offenders registry. It also gave courts in the UK extraterritorial jurisdiction over a range of sexual offences. It was repealed and replaced by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Preamble

" "An Act to require the notification of information to the police by persons who have committed certain sexual offences; to make provision with respect to the commission of certain sexual acts outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes." "

Extent and Repeals

The Act extended to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Act was repealed in its entirety by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (subject to the preservation of the extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions it had inserted in the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995). The Act provided for extension by Order in Council to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, but no such Orders were ever made.

Links

[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1997/1997051.htm Sex Offenders Act 1997]


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